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- HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear
- Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved technology, the HomePlug standard is staging a comeback, with big-name brands like Linksys...
- Tags: NetGear, Powerline, HDXB111, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Robot helicopters flying low among obstacles
- According to New Scientist, engineers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have modified an unmanned commercial civilian helicopter to fly fast and low while avoiding obstacles such as buildings, trees or power lines. The unmanned aerial vehicle UAV from Yamaha has been adapted to integrate a sensing system able to see...
- Tags: Obstacle, Helicopter, Powerline, Scanners, Robots, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille, Carnegie-Mellon University, Collision, Safe Navigation, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gear
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gearStill to expensive.You can set up 10 computers with wi-fi for the same cost.You may not have a state of the art/latest model wi-fi network, but you can get a stable one for less than $60.Paying $150 for access to a SINGLE...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Home networking, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, powerline networking, powerline, Linksys Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gear
- Powerline networking is a clever technology that hasn't really taken off against Wi-Fi equipment, but Linksys hopes to put a charge in it with its new line of Linksys by Cisco Powerline products. For the uninitiated, powerline technology uses electrical outlets rather than wireless radios to transmit...
- Tags: Powerline Networking, Linksys Inc., Powerline, Ethernet, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networkingFix link.Looks nice.. is there a wire between the plug and the camera or can it use batteries?I wish they had wireless power.. that would just rock!
- Tags: Home networking, powerline networking, powerline, D-Link Systems
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking
- D-Link is shipping the first in the line of its D-Life products, a series that is designed to enable users to easily manage networking devices via its D-Life Web site. First up is a surveillance camera kit that allows remote viewing of live streaming video from a remote Web browser....
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Powerline Networking, Camera, Powerline, D-Life Camera, Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Belkin unveils new router and Powerline adapters
- Belkin today announced two pretty cool networking products—a new router and Powerline adapters—that each have a unique and very useful new feature. But you'll have to wait a few months to get your paws on them. I really like the new N+ Wireless Router because it includes...
- Tags: Belkin Corp., Router, Adapter, Powerline, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Broadband over powerlines gets a boost
- Broadband over powerlines BPL may get a much-needed boost from a deal between Current Group and DirecTV. On Wednesday, Current and DirecTV announced a distribution agreement see Techmeme roundup that will allow the satellite TV giant to distribute Current's broadband and VOIP services by the end of 2007 and 2008....
- Tags: Broadband Over Power Line, Broadband, DirecTV, Powerline, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Has McDonald's found the networked kitchen of the future?
- McDonald's is networking its kitchen equipment to save energy, use powerlines more effectively and save some dough. Using gear from a company called Echelon McDonald's plans to network its kitchen equipment to manage energy use and cut maintenance costs through networked powerlines.In a statement, Echelon noted that McDonald's kitchen equipment...
- Tags: IT Management, Innovation, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Overhead route (Broadband snakes through power lines)
- Overhead route Broadband snakes through power linesPowerline InterferenceBPL can cause significant interference to radio and TV reception. Ham radio groups are actively lobbying against BPL and some states are already imposing restrictions to reduce or eliminate the interference which may make BPL more expensive to implement.Power-line data communicationsVarious business...
- Tags: broadband, powerline, broadband over power line, radio
- Discussion threads 2007-02-24
- Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhile
- Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhileIt will take a LONG while....While it would be REALLY nice to see some more competition in the broadband market pretty much sucks now, I'm not holding my breath. As I've said all along in regards to BPL, if you're over 40, you...
- Tags: Network technology, POWER LINES, FCC, broadband over power line, cable, powerline
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Broadband snakes through power lines
- More companies are joining the trend to make your electrical outlets the center of business or household communications.
- Tags: powerline, broadband
- Image galleries 2007-02-23
- Wireless LAN and Power Line Communication Platform for e-Learning Multimedia System in Underdeveloped Area in Lombok Island
- This paper presents a report about a multimedia project carried out in underdeveloped area in Indonesia. The paper first explains assumptions of the project, followed by discussion on network design issues using wireless LAN and Power Line Communication PLC based the assumptions. The network design then would be a platform...
- Tags: Network, E-learning, WLAN, Network Design, Powerline, Network Administration, Networking, LANs, Wireless
- White papers 2007-02-19
- Tesco USA to get 'world's biggest' solar roof
- Tesco USA to get 'world's biggest' solar roofTesco USA to get 'world's biggest' solar roofIf only solar panels were cheaper for the ROI.Solar power: Clean yes. But durable?Solar power may be one of the cleanest forms of energy we have after manufacturing the equipment first of course.But what happens if...
- Tags: tagging, solar panel, pollution, Tesco USA, solar roof, Tesco, powerline
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadband
- FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadbandI'll believe it when I see it....BPL is, for most of us, just hype. I'm fairly confident that by the time BPL becomes available in my city if it does, I'll be too old to give a crap about the internet.Supporting faulty techLikewise...
- Tags: FCC, broadband over power line, powerline
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- Study: Promising future for power-line broadband
- Study: Promising future for power-line broadbandHere's hoping it actually works someday...I expect that by the time BPL becomes widespread if it ever does, I'll be too old to give a crap. Having a third player will help though in breaking the stranglehold that the cable and telco monopolies have...
- Tags: Federal government, broadband over power line, Ambient, BPL Equipment Authorization Ambient Corp., FCC, powerline
- Discussion threads 2006-09-11
- The Power Line Transmission Characteristics for an OFDM Signal
- This paper measures what influence the sinusoidal transmission characteristics of the electric power line with various forms gave to the transmission characteristic of OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing signal through PLC Power Line Communication System modem. The electric power line transmission line with various forms in a real environment is...
- Tags: Powerline, Transmission Characteristic, OFDM, Wireless
- White papers 2006-05-26
- EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider
- EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line providerActaully, Google should buy EarthLink. But, more ways to get broadbandjust limits the ways the telcos and cable providers can screw us. This is all great news.Symmetrical 10 Mbps upload/download BPL speed for TXU !!!from: http://broadbandoverpowerlines.blogspot.com/===Everyone will love this !!!"Upload and download...
- Tags: Network technology, aperture, U.S. Patent, broadband over power line, magnetic core, General Electric Co., EarthLink Inc., coupler, powerline, broadband
- Discussion threads 2006-05-04
- Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line test
- Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line testf'ing sweeeeeeeeet.....choices choices choices, maybe now we'll catch up to the rest of the modern world as far as speed goes. 25+ Mbps here we come!Here's to wishin,- SamCan BPL bring back homeplug networking?I remember seeing home networking via electrical outlets, but that...
- Tags: Network technology, magnetic core, broadband over power line, powerline, coupler, Ambient, Ambient Corporation`s, Ambient Corporation`s patent, broadband, inductive coupler, aperture, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Discussion threads 2006-04-27
- The Advantages of DS2 for Networked Entertainment
- This paper considers the advantages of DS2 200 Mbps powerline communications technology for networked entertainment. Over the last couple of years, the digital home-a home where electronic devices communicate and interact has emerged as the key driver for the electronics industry. For the first time the way in which products...
- Tags: Powerline
- White papers 2006-04-18
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